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Table 4 Risk factors for viral non-suppression at enrolment

From: Risk factors for sustained virological non-suppression among children and adolescents living with HIV in Zimbabwe and Malawi: a secondary data analysis

Variable

Categories

VL > 1000 at enrolment

Univariable (N = 345)

Multivariable (N = 335)

N

%

Crude OR (95% CI)

p

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

p

Total

 

151

43.8

    

Country

Zimbabwe

100

41.5

1

0.20

1

0.09

Malawi

51

49.0

1.36 (0.85, 2.16)

1.56 (0.94, 2.60)

Sex

Male

82

46.3

 

0.33

1

 

Female

69

41.1

0.81 (0.53 1.24)

0.75 (0.48, 1.16)

0.20

Age group

6-10y

17

36.2

1

0.51

1

0.63

11-15y

69

44.2

1.40 (0.71, 2.75)

1.28 (0.63, 2.58)

16-19y

65

45.8

1.49 (0.75, 2.95)

1.42 (0.69, 2.92)

ART regimen at enrolment

NNRTI

110

43.0

1

0.56

  

PI/3rd line

41

46.6

1.16 (0.71, 1.89)

  

Regimen timing at enrolment

Once daily

71

45.5

1

0.55

  

Twice daily

80

42.3

0.88 (0.57, 1.35)

  

Duration on ART, years (N = 335)

 < 2

7

21.9

1

0.07

1

0.08

2–5

56

43.4

2.74 (1.09, 6.91)

2.96 (1.17, 7.46)

6–9

58

46.0

3.05 (1.20, 7.72)

3.31 (1.30, 8.42)

 > 10

24

50.0

3.57 (1.24, 10.32)

3.51 (1.24, 9.98)

History of TB

Yes

48

49.5

1.37 (0.85, 2.20)

0.19

  

No

103

41.7

1

  

Currently in school

Yes

120

42.3

1

0.19

  

No

30

51.7

1.46 (0.83, 2.59)

 

Ever repeated a grade (N = 338)

Yes

91

40.1

1

0.25

  

No

57

46.4

1.29 (0.83, 2.00)

  

Education of mother (N = 300)

No schooling

12

54.6

1

0.25

  

Primary

28

48.3

0.78 (0.29, 2.10)

 

Secondary

80

37.7

0.51 (0.21, 1.23)

 

Tertiary

4

50.0

0.83 (0.16, 4.34)